How the taste for sustainability will affect investment flows
A sustainability wave will remake economies and industries through capital reallocation
The past year has seen a marked shift in society’s attitudes towards sustainability. This shift is spurring political pressure, a regulatory push and technological advancements to create the foundations of a more sustainable world, leading to a change in investor behaviour and setting in motion a major yet gradual capital reallocation.
Society’s long transition towards the practice of sustainable investing is likely to drive market adjustments for years and even decades. This tectonic shift has significant implications for the expected returns and relative pricing of assets, not just those perceived to be sustainable but for every asset in the investment universe...
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